Dear all,
I frequently forward Birding-aus messages that refer to raptor behaviour to
Steve Debus. When I sent on the one about the Peregrine with snake he
replied:
"I wondered about the Peregrine & snake episode. Peregrines almost never
take any reptiles, let alone snakes. Assuming that the identification was
correct ...the most likely explanation is that the Peregrine robbed the
snake from a Brown Falcon (or some other raptor, perhaps Whistling Kite).
Brown Falcon is the main snake-eating raptor species in Oz. Or the falcon
in question might
simply have been a misidentified Brown. Do you want to post something to
this effect on Birding-Aus and seek confirmation of the Peregrine's
identity (and let me know the outcome)?
Cheers,
Stephen"
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